Removing an IBM DDR Cable

I'm trying to remove an IBM DDR cable, IBM part number 45D5271, from a p550. It has a blue handle that you apparently pull to release it, but that doesn't work. Anyone have advice, or a link to instructions? We're retiring it, so it went off maintenance a few months ago. Thanks!

Yes, an axe can work if you are going to scrap the system. Definitely an axe if you had bad support days with the server. Just sharpen the thing first, because those servers are built with real metal. it is not a standard desktop pc.

Those plugs were a bad design issue from the word go. They seldom make the 'click' sound when you plug them in. In the past I broke one of the blue handles while struggling to unplug the cable. A decent tug would unplug the thing. The main problem with this design is that in a fully populated server, it is hard enough to get your hands in there, let alone get that darn blue handle pulled.

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